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Individual therapy gives you the opportunity to focus on yourself exclusively, to examine where you came from and discover where you want to go. I offer a warm, conversational and inclusive space for you to talk about whatever is on your mind and the meaning you make of your experiences. Together we can develop the resources you have to tackle what is feeling challenging in your present day life. I draw from a number of modalities including psychodynamic, attachment theory, IFS and relational feminist theory. I am interested in looking at the stories we tell ourselves based on early experiences and family of origin relationships. We can’t always fully remember or articulate some of these experiences because we were so young, but we can feel their effects emotionally. Together, we will sift through those experiences, impressions, and the felt senses of your history. We can then consider what from the past works for you now and how to leave behind what is no longer necessary, so that you can thrive more fully in the life and relationships you want. I also have training in DBT and behaviorism for clients looking to stabilize and build coping skills after a traumatic experience or period of life. While I primarily work from a relational and psychodynamic lens, I also value the use of concrete coping skills to help put insight into action in everyday life.
Close connection is fundamental to our human experience, but navigating conflict within a relationship can be painful and challenging especially if we have experienced attachment wounding and interpersonal trauma. I am experienced in helping folks, both polyamorous and monogamous, address issues like emotional disconnection, conflict and communication, difficulties with finances, sex, infidelity, and work stressors. I draw from Gottman, Emotion Focused therapy, Imago techniques as well as systems theory when helping folks find ways to get the love and support they want and need from each other.
In interpersonal process therapy groups, group members explore and resolve the patterns that limit fulfillment in relationships with ourselves and others.Within a supportive and dynamic environment, group members develop self confidence and skills to move beyond interpersonal challenges, anxiety, self doubt, conflict and alienation. In group therapy, members identify and express feelings, reactions and concerns which have historically been silenced, and negotiate disagreements rather than avoiding them. Working through issues around boundaries, trust, communication and conflict, group members develop the skills to pursue and repair meaningful connections. Group members benefit from sharing their stories with others and also from observing other group members deepen their own insight and self knowledge. We can “try on” behaviors we have been afraid to in our everyday lives in the laboratory of group therapy, building a clearer sense of how we want to show up in relationships.
I have strong clinical instincts for helping clients determine what therapist will be the right fit for them. There are so many therapists to choose from but sometimes it can be hard to know what it is exactly we are needing in therapy. Having a strong therapeutic alliance with your therapist is the greatest determining factor in having positive outcomes in therapy. I can help you navigate these systems and find the right match for you.
I have a deep love for the mentors I have met in my 8 years as a therapist. This work we do is so delicate, rewarding and challenging. I am passionate about offering affirming and inclusive supervision to clinicians grappling with ethical quandaries, countertransference, conscious and unconscious biases, therapeutic impasses, and empathic breaks. These are inevitable experiences as therapists and it is essential we examine them with curiosity, compassion and honesty with a trusted mentor. I myself am regularly consulting and receiving supervision from trusted others and mentors. It is essential in order for me to stay centered, ethical and healthy in this field. I offer supervision to individuals seeking licensure for LCSW or who are simply looking for more support with their ongoing clinical work after licensure.
